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Friday, February 6, 2015

Obama's Backhanded Compliment to Christians

 A link to Rush Limbaugh's transcript of the topic of Obama and the Christian Prayer Breakfast 2015: http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2015/02/05/why_our_president_chose_to_insult_christianity_and_excuse_militant_islam_at_the_national_prayer_breakfast
I have taken the time to read through this transcript and I came away with this, it is not that "we all believe God listens to us only, that we have the perfect understanding." It is that We Listen To God. Any Christian who Listens to God would be on the same page as the Christian next to them. The huge mistake that pagans have is that somehow people who follow Christ become mindless idiots who stop thinking for themselves when it is the furthest from the truth. We are still individual and we think in our own way, understand in our own way and love in our own way but we Agree with God that we will do all things with His help, His guidance and understanding. If one Christian seems to look and act like another and our goals are the same it is clearly because we are listening to God together. God does not change, has not changed and will not change. If we listen and take wisdom from God and apply it to our lives, from the outside we Will look like carbon copies but it is what is going on in our hearts and minds is where all of the deep and hard work continue to undergo transformation of the human spirit and God's spirit to become one. As Jesus prayed for all of us who came to know him, in the Gospel of John Chapter 17 Jesus prayed to His Father that we would become one with Him just as Jesus and His Father were one and we would all be as one together. This response from Obama is typical worldly, pagan rhetoric that is used against every Christian to bash them down, make them feel like they are doing something wrong and when we begin to believe that lie then we are failing. If we are upsetting the world then we are pleasing God. Jesus tells us in His word that the world hates Him, how much we at times overlook that simple and yet huge statement. Jesus says to us that if we follow Him that we will be hated as much and persecuted for our following Him. My point being is that what Obama said is partly true but when heard through the ears of the pagans sounds like Christians believe they are the only ones who hear God. You and I both know that is not true, that anyone can hear from God but it is up to us to start somewhere in our lifelong conversation with God to delve into His word. Thanks be to God for the Bible because we have thoughts, feelings, heartfelt yearnings of our God printed in black and white so we can communicate with Him whenever we need and want. If we are following Jesus and our heart is committed and we nourish ourselves in the Word of God daily then we will begin to look alike as a body of Christ because we are being changed from the old man into the new and that new man looks like, sounds like, walks like, talks like Jesus. Could we be anyone other than Christ for the world? Can you think of anyone better to soothe the hurts of this world, feed the spiritually hungry, clothe the naked than Christ Himself? Let us be the Jesus they need.

It is not whether we Christians are the only ones who "know it all" it is that we listen to the One who Made it all and tells us how we are to live, to love, to respect one another and if I look like a carbon copy then I take it as a compliment from the devil. The devil means it as a slam but as a Christian that tells us we are on the right path. To me, in my opinion Islam is a counterfeit religion to Christianity begun and fertilized by the devil, their spiritual writings and teachings lead people to commit horrendous acts of violence and murder and it will lead all who follow to the depths of hell itself. It is normal that Christians and Jews would be eternal enemies with Islam, the devil hates Jesus and either way both religions follow Jesus and Islam follows the devil. There is a Christmas song we sing every year around the world, Who's Child is This and in the lyrics are the words, "the silent word is pleading." It makes me think of the cross and the crucified Christ, He IS the word of God and in His silence upon that cross He IS pleading with His arms stretched out wide to accept all who would call Him Father, Lord, Savior. No other religion on earth will lead us to the foot of that cross, no other faith on this earth will connect us with the maker of the universe than the faith we are given by God the Father to believe in Jesus His one and only Son. I have gone on long but the article was long and there was much said. Much that is said and repeated every day in mainstream media and it is meant to run us down in our faith and question and doubt the Good Work God has begun in you and me, let it not deter you from your appointed path we must all suffer the slings and arrows of this faithless world in order to be shed of its impurities and when our process is done we will be treasures in the storehouse of God for Him to admire for all eternity. This message is meant in the spirit of brotherly love for my brothers and sisters in Christ.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

**They Will Start it Soon!!**


Senator John Kerry spoke yesterday afternoon on television about Syria and it was all short of his mouthing the words, "declaration of war."

Please look over the article link pasted above. They have been building up to this for the past year and now it will be a reality. Wars and rumors of wars but this is no rumor, yes people are dying in Syria and chemical weapons could be partly responsible but we only know as much as the government and lame stream media want to tell us. Sources from Europe and elsewhere tell us more but the images are still the same, the U.S. will soon be nose to nose with Russia and China over taking action in Syria and Israel is going to be putting in their two cents worth also. God's word in the book of Revelation tells us there will be wars taking place and a person will arise to bring peace back to the world and that person is the anti-christ (the person NOT anointed) he is the person God's revelation to John speaks of as bringing death and destruction to the earth. The governments running the world right now are bent on war and have been telling us this for months if not years. The financial economy of the globe is in a dismal place and if something is not done soon to correct it there will be a financial collapse the likes of which the world has not seen. I believe as do many others that it is the intention of these leaders to spin the world into war of immense proportions in order to create more spending thus propelling the mechanism they have created to move more cash through their system. More money flow, more spending and more ease on the economy and their system is once again in full swing. They are short-sighted as usual and this will not be a final answer to the world's woes but it is all they have since they do not put their faith and trust in the Lord God, they only rely on themselves and their ways and means. This also will result in the deaths of hundreds if not thousands of our people in our military and of foreign militaries, they will be doing their duty but their leadership is what is misguided.

The only way to stop what is about to happen is a complete removal of all leadership around the world who knowingly take part in this plan of murder and theft but neither you or myself have that power, only the Lord God and I believe He will allow them to stay in order that humanity sees and feels the results of what it means to live in and participate in a society who has chosen to walk away from Him and to listen only to themselves. It is deeply rooted within the heart of man to lie, steal and kill, the biblical evidence for this first of all is the story of Adam and Eve who disobeyed God by eating of the forbidden fruit and then lying to Him about who's fault it was, neither of them would take responsibility upon themselves but pushed it off onto someone else finally pinning the offense on a reptile with neither arms or legs but somehow was able in one conversation break the bond between Adam and Eve and God Himself by suggesting they could be on the same level with God (same motive lucifer had for wanting to take over Heaven).

Cane and Abel, they were asked by God the Father that upon the time of harvest that they would present their best and first fruits to God as a sign and symbol of thanks. This act would collect food that could have been administered to the poor people of the community and equally would continue to foster a relationship between Cane, Abel and God. God provides the fertile land and brings the rain and sun to grow the crops and Cane and Abel put forth the toil in the field and gather it in when ripe. They would keep 90 percent of what they collected for their own use but for Cane that was not good enough. He not only brought God the Father poor fruit but also cheated on the amount and God knew this and rewarded Abel for being true in heart and deed. This angered Cane and when he saw the opportunity he struck Abel on the head with a rock and killed him. Many other stories exist in the Bible which reflect the true heart of people who chose to be apart from God. God the Father provides the component in our spiritual make-up which brings us mercy, kindness and grace. We can try our best at times to extend this to our friends and family but will soon grow weary of it and find ourselves losing interest in them and wanting to leave their company. God can infill in us those components that are of Him, are of His character and virtue, those parts which cannot be programmed into us once and for all because these virtues, these gifts are from one's spirit and faith and we mere mortals were constructed from the earth, made from mud in the palm of God the Father's hand and life breathed into our nostrils out from the mouth of God himself. Our flesh and bone come from the earth as we know from simple biology that we are made up of twenty dollars worth of chemicals and water but it is the missing component, the God Component that cannot come from made things (God made the earth and all that is in it...see Genesis) the God Component must come from osmosis, it must rub off from the source, we must gather and collect this component by relationship just as Abel did.

The earth and its inhabitants are thirsting for and hungering for their God Component and do not see it because they are blinded by things like televisions, computers, Itunes and Ipods and Ipads and all sorts of gadgets that fill our silence and keep us from being alone with ourselves and with Him. While people of this planet distract and evade the spiritual issue they do not focus on that which they cannot buy from Wal-Mart, there is no isle in the store for God Components and if there were it would be made in China (Godless society) and would be a fake and a fraud. The labels we see today may read Craftsman or Maytag but you and I know there is a difference and NO, it is not made the same as before and we both know that. Mankind will continue as a whole to fabricate their own version of the God Component in the way of compassion, they will soon say (some saying it now) that allowing the lame and retarded to die is compassionate, the old, sick and dying to take a pill and allow them to fall asleep and die is compassionate, to kill off those in poor countries who have no food is compassionate but they will not stop to think that Jesus did no such thing and this way of thinking is a perversion and a lie of His teachings and example. Jesus healed whom He knew must be healed and fed the hungry with real food, He loved those who were alone and afraid and He poured out His life for us all so that none would ever have to die forever but all could know eternity by His side in Heaven. He wants us for His neighbors and family, He has done all He can do to ensure that no matter what anyone has in their past that it can all be blotted out and forgotten in God's eyes by making a clear choice to call out to Him and ask for His forgiveness and to open your heart to Him and ask for His God Component to the instilled in your soul. At this point though I must tell you that a person who does this also opens themselves to risk and retribution coming from the world around them. Being open to God and accepting the death of God's son Jesus as payment for sin and of their own sins is also accepting the call and responsibility of taking on the life of Christ Jesus here on earth and sharing His good news with others, to share your story of the God Component in your heart and life and to share the fruit of this new life with others. In doing so we in effect are being like Abel, we are taking what is ripe and good and delicious to the human soul and offering it without cost or strings attached. This is the true calling of a follower of Christ Jesus and a disciple of the God-Man named Jesus of Nazareth, it is not a calling that has no cost, you may incur insult or grief for your decision by those who do not know or understand what you have done. They will not understand why you or anyone would give over control of their life to someone who they cannot see, touch or feel but you will have the assurance from God's printed Word that He will neither leave you nor forsake you even in the time of trial or death.

The world is about to embark upon a new leg of its journey without God and His love dwelling in their hearts and minds and we will all stand back and watch God's prophecy given to John unfold before us and the whole world. Remember, He is your heavenly Father and wants nothing more than to hear from you, if you have not made peace with Him for your past mistakes and sinful ways then please do so soon, do it for yourself and do it for all those in your family and friends who look up to you for they too deserve to know about the God Component and to be one with Him. Jesus will return for His church, this is true because it is written in His inspired word to us all and He will take His church home with Him but first there will great tribulations and trials before us that we will go through whether we like it or not. Jesus told us that all who follow Him and love God the Father (Abba) would be subject to all that He was subject to. He tells us in His own words that the world hated him before it hated His followers and that all that He went through so would His church go through, how long that period is to be only God the Father knows for sure but the fact and reality remains that we are here today and we need the God Component to enable us to make it until Jesus returns.

Please pass this along to others if you believe it is inspired and able to feed and uplift others,

May God hear from you and your family and may your chat with Him be that of friendship and care,

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Hardcore Jesus...is He too hardcore?

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 9:57-62.
As they were proceeding on their journey someone said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."
Jesus answered him, "Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head."
And to another he said, "Follow me." But he replied, "(Lord,) let me go first and bury my father."
But he answered him, "Let the dead bury their dead. But you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
And another said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say farewell to my family at home."
(To him) Jesus said, "No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God."
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No one who sets their hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God.
I've got one thing to say to that statement - Ouch!

What is Jesus saying here? We all have second thoughts. We all wonder in our minds if we are doing the right thing. We daydream about how things were and about our childhood, do you think He's referring to that?
"Let the dead bury their dead. But you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God." How do you think Doctor Phil would respond to Jesus over that statement? Sounds like Jesus is not looking for closure and does not seem to care if we have any either. What is the number one point here? Where do you see yourself in this conversation? Are you the person who says to Jesus, I will follow you anywhere? Are you the person who simply asks to go back and say goodbye to their family to which Jesus basically says, let it go and let's get going! Remember, by this time Jesus had already separated Himself from His family in a way. When He was teaching in a small house and His family came to hear Him and the people told Him His brothers and sisters were outside. Jesus responds and says that only those who listen to the words of His Father and follow them are His brothers and sisters...ouch. The cousins were cut off. (Hebrews do not have names for uncles, cousins, nephews and nieces, etc. everyone is a brother or sister in the family).

Jesus is what today would be termed as isolated and focused on His lone quest regardless of who in His life He leaves on the curb. By today's psychological standards this is considered unhealthy. That family is important and we should be on the look out for isolationists, that they may be planning something dangerous and we should alert authorities. Jesus is saying plainly that we are to be like Him in this respect, to look forward and go with a purpose in mind and heart. To cast off family members, mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters to carry out the purpose of the kingdom of God. Almost sounds cultish if I may say so but Jesus is not telling people that He is to be adored and worshiped but rather our Heavenly Father who is truly God of all. So is Jesus being too hardcore here? How important was spreading the kingdom of Heaven to Jesus? How seriously did He take His purpose and goal? How important are you taking your part in His purpose and goal? Many will make Jesus to be a piece of milk toast, a person who has gentle features and soft spoken voice who would not swat a fly because it was a creature He created thus it would be out of His character to kill or maim something or someone He created. I respond to that type of thinking by saying that here we listen to and see the real Jesus and His mindset. He is focused and He is driven, He tells others that if they want to follow Him and His ways then they too have to become focused and driven. Jesus is not a frustrated nerd who lived His life at home close to mother and had no real friends and so now is seen as a person striking out because He lacks being heard. Jesus is the Son of God and He has a Holy calling on His life, He was baptized by John in the river Jordan and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him and God, the Father spoke and stated that this is His Son. Jesus is the right hand of God the Father and every behavior, every act, every proclamation Jesus exhibits is straight from the character of God the Father Himself.

Is the proclamation too hardcore for you? Is what Jesus says too cultish for you? Have you ever given yourself over to anything in your life in such an extreme way as this? Does it excite you to think about doing it? To cast off all of the world's trappings and follow Jesus with great abandon? To press into God and rely completely upon His provision? Then my friend, why wait any longer, you are fit for the preaching of the gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Don't wait any longer, run to Him and find your life.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

He made himself poor....

Today I share a small part of the writings of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus (1873-1897), Carmelite, Doctor of the Church. I post it because in a few words she says so much.

Hidden treasure
The spouse of the Canticles says that... she arose to look for her Beloved in the city, but in vain; after having gone out of the city, she found him whom her soul loved! (Sg. 3,1-4).  Jesus does not will that we find his adorable presence in repose; He hides Himself... Oh! what a melody for me  is this silence of Jesus. He made Himself poor that we might  be able to give Him love. He holds out His hand to us like a beggar so that on the radiant day of judgment when He will appear glory, He may have us hear those sweet words: "Come, blessed of my Father, for I was hungry and you gave me to eat; I was thirsty and you gave me to drink; I did not know where to lodge, and you gave me a home; I was in prison, sick, and you helped me,» (Mt 25,34-36). It was Jesus Himself who spoke these words; it is He who wants our love, who begs for it. He places Himself, so to speak, at our mercy; He does not want to take anything unless we give it to Him...

Jesus is a hidden treasure, an inestimable good which few find, for it is hidden, and the world loves what sparkles. Ah! if Jesus had willed to show Himself to all souls with His ineffable gifts, no doubt there is not one of them that would have despised Him. However, He does not will that we love Him for His gifts, He Himself must be our reward.

To find a hidden thing one must hide oneself; our life must then be a mystery. We must be like Jesus, whose face was hidden,» (Is 53,3)... Jesus loves you with a love so great that, if you to see it, you would be in an ecstasy of happiness... but you do not see it, and you are suffering. Soon, Jesus «will stand up to save all the meek and humble of the earth!» (Ps 76[75], 10)
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What stood out for me was the sentence.."He made himself poor so that we might love him."

Isn't it just like Jesus to do that, to make Himself approachable for all? Think about it for a few minutes of your time. When we read about the world's wealthy we say to ourselves that they have everything, they lack for nothing. It was not any different in the time of Jesus on this earth, the very poor saw the rich and said the same thing to themselves. Jesus knew that he would be despised and shunned if he came looking like a wealthy socialite but instead He wanted to be able to reach the furthest into the sea of humanity and at least have a chance of someone accepting Him just as a person, someone sitting on the other end of that park bench, someone you would open up to and tell what is burdening your heart. Jesus wants us to care for Him and accept Him for Himself, not for what He may or may not do for us (isn't that exactly what we want too...acceptance).  Please ponder on this and let Him know how you feel about this, that He threw off all remnant of His position as creator and King to be born in a feeding trough. He did not do it to fool us or make a mockery of how we live, He did it because He wants to live as we live, to love as we love so that we will know that He understands us and why we do the things we do. He did it all for us, you and me.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Are You Talking Politics in Your Churches?

 I POSTED THIS QUESTION YESTERDAY........ HERE ARE SOME RESPONCES    Woody Pendleton: MANY PASTORS WILL NOT BE WILLING TO TALK POLITICS IN THE CHURCH. MANY PASTORS HAVE ALREADY BEEN CONSCRIPTED BY FEMA TO HELP PLACATE THEIR CONGREGATIONS IN THE EVENT OF ...
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 This question was posted on a FB post and this is my response to that post. I thought it made an excellent question for discussion and thought...
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I am a practicing Roman Catholic. The priests will not talk politics from the pulpit. I have seen some of the older ones talk about biblical principles and will talk only a little about aligning our biblical view with the political view of today. If preachers and pastors had preached as they ought, we would not have a communist marxist in the white house. I do believe that liberals have infused themselves into today's seminaries. Anymore, just because a guy says he believes in Jesus and wants to preach the good news, that doesn't mean that he believes in the same Jesus you do or actually believes the Word of God as it is printed. They do not all pray for insight into God's word from the Holy Spirit. They can talk the talk and answer all the right buzz questions like Rick Warren but it doesn't mean they are all good guys. People will say that according to the Word of God these men were called to be pastors and therefore we are to heed them, listen to their interpretations and come under their shepherding in accordance with Romans chapter 13. I too want to live my life in accordance with Romans 13 but not at the risk of throwing away all other commands of the Bible, I will not submit myself to a pastor or preacher who makes up their own interpretation that is in direct conflict with Jesus.
Priests and Pastors of all walks of faith speak about turning the other cheek but speak little about guarding your house from the thief in the night. They will speak about becoming docile and helpless as a lamb as Jesus was before Pilot but will not acknowledge that Peter and the disciples all carried swords and Jesus never chastised them for doing so, only pointed out that such items have their particular place and use. Jesus came in accordance with prophecy and died in accordance with prophecy. He came to fulfill the law, the law of penitence and payment for sins. He fulfilled the letter of the Law of God by offering himself as payment for sins of the whole world John 3:16-19. He never once told his followers to lay down their life and die exactly as he did. He only told Peter that when the time came he would go where he did not want to and be told to do want he did not want to and Jesus told him, "Follow me." But he also told Peter to feed my lambs, watch my sheep, feed my lambs. Jesus was and is the First Sheep Dog and no one gets by him to harm the sheep and not one will slip from his grasp to be lost forever. 
What Jesus did for us and the entire world he did to protect us, to save us, to open a way for re-connecting with us because He made us and He loves us. He is our protector, our Father and our friend. He said his way is the narrow path and not many are able to travel it and that He is the gate by which all would pass through, that He sleeps at the entrance in order to protect the sheep. All this speaks of defiant love, defiant in the face of true, pure evil. That is what we are to do, not let evil have its way with this world because God the Father created this world and to hand it over to the devil is like throwing away a precious pearl of great worth. If pastors and priests tell us to become docile and lay soft and quiet for the jack booted thugs to take us over like sheep to the slaughter then for me I am sorry but I'm not built that way and Jesus knew it when he formed me in the palm of His hand. Jesus was no sheep, he went where he willed, lived as a free man whose heart is one with God and he did not just die, he spoke to His father and said it was finished, and took his last breath and died. He called the time, he called the place and he chose to spend out the last hours of his life as he willed, that is not the person of a sheep that is the person of a radical, a revolutionary and a conqueror. 

Saturday, May 21, 2011

What's in a Name?

This is a short post to explain why I chose the name Center of Gravity for my blog. One definition of center of gravity states that it represents a balancing point. The concept of being at or in the center of something gives word images of not tipping to one side or the other, not sliding all the way to the left or to the right.

This is where I find myself in my relationship with God, I look to find balance, a centering place where I am not too cold toward God and not too hot. You may say to yourself, "how can being too hot for God be something to watch out for?" Good question and for me this is my answer, if I allow myself to become too hot for God, to be too consumed into the dealings of church and pastoral matters to the point that I am ignoring what is happening with my family, my neighbors, my work, my community I am then ignoring the very issues that I believe God wants me to pay attention to. It is being so engrossed and focused that I am consuming my life in things about God and about church but not being church, not being Jesus with skin on for a person in need whatever that need may be. To be too cold is rather obvious, I desire to be in His presence all the hours of the day and on His mind all the days of my life. To do this it is important for me to act in the same manner when it concerns God, to have Him at the forefront of all my issues and concerns all hours of the day and to have Him at the center of my life all of my days. It is a relationship and not just a following, it is a friendship and not simply a master - servant type of situation. In God's printed word He never tells any of His chosen that they must keep at a distance for any reason in regards to a relationship. God called Moses to the top of the mount and had him remove his sandals and approach closer to the burning bush. God is not shy nor does God see any harm with allowing us to know Him more closely.

Over time it has occured to me that I find myself desiring balance in my life. To have a closeness with God and to walk in God's ways and at the same time do it without being a stumbling block to my fellow man. To be in the world but not part of it in the ways of unhealthy living. To be a help rather than a hindrance and to offer a hand up. In the view of this blog it is my intention to offer a view of the world around us and give some comparison to the Word of God. Not to quote scripture and verse and say how it fits with bible prophecy there are many who do that already. I may quote from them time to time but I am not a person of prophecy.
I offer to share certain things that stand out to me and offer information, reference, guidance where I am able and to share what is on my heart at times if I believe it goes with my main message. The purpose of this blog is to know and understand that God is ever present in our lives and He does not hate anyone. That He allows us to be as close as we have courage for, He let us know how much He desires to have relationship with Him by sending His one and only Son to come and live with us. Jesus was born into this world just like we are, He grew up and learned to obey and honor His earthly parents. He worked with His hands and made a living to provide for His mother and their household. Jesus went to church (synagogue) and learned about God not only through the written word of the Torah but also through the people around him and through nature.

Jesus cared for the sick and the dying, He provided food for the hungry and blessings to all who sought to only see him if even from the top of a tree. You see, the Jesus that I have come to know would wake up with me next Monday morning and put on work clothes and shoes just like me and we would ride to work together. At work we would help each other to get the daily tasks handled and squared away. He would take break with me and the other workers and when lunch came around He may go along or take time out for Himself and go over to the nearby park to have some down time, to look at the beauty of nature and to feel the wind on His face. After lunch it's back to business and finally back home for a shower and dinner and discuss the topics of the day from family, the news or ideas for a new project around the house. You see, Jesus isn't only interested in promoting an agenda and expecting you and I to fall in lock step with it, He cares about our daily existence and issues, He created our work so we would have ways to earn a living and buy food and clothing. He created the metals that go into making our pots and pans so we can have ways to heat and process our food. He has just as much desire for that politician on the news to do the right thing as you or I, He created that politician and He expects that person to abide by each of the Ten Commandments and becomes frustrated at the lack of commitment and self discipline that person displays just as we do. It's not that the actions are unexpected, nothing surprises Jesus it's only the hopes that He has for us to elevate ourselves more toward His way of living become a little more diminished as either of us continue to do things out of our own self and follow not His ways but our own.

I hope that in the coming posts you would keep my purpose for this blog in mind. That the information I share is intended to make you a little stronger than you were, to help you be more self reliant or self sufficient. To enable you to provide food for your family through more energy or cost cutting ways. To shed some light on events and issues and share with you how I see them through the eyes of my faith. I realize that a blog is mostly a one sided discussion but I am always open to your comments or suggestions. Please allow information found here (if it be helpful to you) to resonate in your prayer life. Find your center of gravity and learn how to live in that place more and more of your day. While the skies may grow dim or the waves become rough there is always a place inside ourselves where we can go to be at peace, find balance. I pray that Jesus would be allowed into your space of peace and balance, may you allow Him to join you in work and play. May Jesus show you how He provided for His family and how He showed His thanks to God and to all around Him.

Till next time, be at peace and be prepard...